Microsoft Windows WordPad Security Bypass Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows 7 and others are a series of operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. WordPad is one of the filters that is installed by default on all Windows systems. A security bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows WordPad, which arises from the program's...

Microsoft Releases Patch Updates for 53 Vulnerabilities In Its Software

It's time to gear up your systems and software for the latest July 2018 Microsoft security patch updates. Microsoft today released security patch updates for 53 vulnerabilities, affecting Windows, Internet Explorer IE, Edge, ChakraCore, .NET Framework, ASP.NET, PowerShell, Visual Studio, and...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday - July 2018

Microsoft released its monthly set of security advisories today for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month's release addresses 53 new vulnerabilities, 17 of which are rated critical, 34 are rated important, one is rated moderate, and one is rated a...

The vulnerability of the DNSAPI component for Windows operating systems allows a perpetrator to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the DNSAPI component DNSAPI.dll in Windows operating systems is related to insufficient access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Local System Account by sending specially crafted DNS responses from ...

The vulnerability of Microsoft Hyper-V hardware virtualization system for Windows operating systems allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of Microsoft Hyper-V hardware virtualization technology for Windows operating systems exists due to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted application...

The vulnerability of Microsoft Hyper-V hardware virtualization system for Windows operating systems allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of Microsoft Hyper-V hardware virtualization technology for Windows operating systems exists due to insufficient verification of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code using specially crafted packet data vSMB...

The vulnerability of the Win32k component in Windows operating systems, which allows attackers to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of the Win32k.sys component in Windows operating systems is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to enhance their privileges by using a specially created application...

The vulnerability of the Win32k component in Windows operating systems, which allows attackers to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of the Win32k component in Windows operating systems is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges by using a specially created application...

CVE-2017-7782

An error in the "WindowsDllDetourPatcher" where a RWX "Read/Write/Execute" 4k block is allocated but never protected, violating DEP protections. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird 52.3, Firefox...

Buffer overflow

A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements using Direct 3D 9 with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. This is due to an incorrect value being passed within the library during checks and results in a potentially exploitable crash. Note: This attack only affects...

CVE-2016-5295

This vulnerability allows an attacker to use the Mozilla Maintenance Service to escalate privilege by having the Maintenance Service invoke the Mozilla Updater to run malicious local files. This vulnerability requires local system access and is a variant of MFSA2013-44. Note: this issue only...

CVE-2017-7755

The Firefox installer on Windows can be made to load malicious DLL files stored in the same directory as the installer when it is run. This allows privileged execution if the installer is run with elevated privileges. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating syste...

CVE-2017-7790

On Windows systems, if non-null-terminated strings are copied into the crash reporter for some specific registry keys, stack memory data can be copied until a null is found. This can potentially contain private data from the local system. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems...

CVE-2016-5293

When the Mozilla Updater is run, if the Updater's log file in the working directory points to a hardlink, data can be appended to an arbitrary local file. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Firefox E...

CVE-2016-5295

This vulnerability allows an attacker to use the Mozilla Maintenance Service to escalate privilege by having the Maintenance Service invoke the Mozilla Updater to run malicious local files. This vulnerability requires local system access and is a variant of MFSA2013-44. Note: this issue only...

CVE-2017-7768

The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to read 32 bytes of any arbitrary file on the local system by convincing the service that it is reading a status file provided by the Mozilla Windows Updater. The Mozilla Maintenance Service executes with privileged access,...

CVE-2017-7755

The Firefox installer on Windows can be made to load malicious DLL files stored in the same directory as the installer when it is run. This allows privileged execution if the installer is run with elevated privileges. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating syste...

CVE-2017-7804

The destructor function for the "WindowsDllDetourPatcher" class can be re-purposed by malicious code in concert with another vulnerability to write arbitrary data to an attacker controlled location in memory. This can be used to bypass existing memory protections in this situation. Note: This...

Microsoft Patches Two Zero-Day Flaws Under Active Attack

It's time to gear up for the latest May 2018 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has today released security patches for a total of 67 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days that have actively been exploited in the wild by cybercriminals, and two publicly disclosed bugs. In brief, Microsoft is addressing ...

Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows 10 and others are a series of operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Internet Explorer IE and Edge are web browsers that come with Windows operating systems. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft IE 11 and Edge, which arises from a...